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SB3147 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         3147--A
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    January 30, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sens. KRUEGER, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Children  and
          Families  --  recommitted to the Committee on Children and Families in
          accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-

          tee
 
        AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law and the family court act,  in
          relation to notification to victims of orders of protection
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 530.12 of the criminal procedure law is amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 16 to read as follows:
     3    16. The clerk of the court shall be responsible for providing informa-
     4  tion  to  individuals  petitioning  for  ex  parte  orders of protection
     5  regarding notification of  service  of  an  order  of  protection.  Such
     6  notification  to the petitioner is required if the petitioner has regis-
     7  tered a telephone number with the state victim notification system.  The

     8  petitioner shall be informed of his or her option to  receive  notifica-
     9  tion  of  service  of  an ex parte order of protection or summons on the
    10  respondent by the court clerk and shall be provided information  on  how
    11  to  receive  notification of service of ex parte orders of protection or
    12  summons to court. The local law enforcement agency or any other  govern-
    13  ment  agency  responsible  for  serving ex parte orders of protection or
    14  summons to court shall record the service of orders of protection on the
    15  computerized registry established pursuant to section two hundred  twen-
    16  ty-one-a  of  the  executive  law  at  the time when service occurs. The
    17  provisions of this subdivision shall only apply to  those  court  clerks

    18  able to access a statewide victim notification system.
    19    § 2. Section 530.13 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding
    20  a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00949-02-4

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     1    6-a.  The clerk of the court shall be responsible for providing infor-
     2  mation to individuals petitioning for  ex  parte  orders  of  protection
     3  regarding  notification  of  service  of  an  order  of protection. Such
     4  notification to the petitioner is required if the petitioner has  regis-

     5  tered a telephone number with the state victim notification system.  The
     6  petitioner  shall  be informed of his or her option to receive notifica-
     7  tion of service of an ex parte order of protection  or  summons  on  the
     8  respondent  by  the court clerk and shall be provided information on how
     9  to receive notification of service of ex parte orders of  protection  or
    10  summons  to court. The local law enforcement agency or any other govern-
    11  ment agency responsible for serving ex parte  orders  of  protection  or
    12  summons to court shall record the service of orders of protection on the
    13  computerized  registry established pursuant to section two hundred twen-
    14  ty-one-a of the executive law at  the  time  when  service  occurs.  The

    15  provisions  of  this  subdivision shall only apply to those court clerks
    16  able to access a statewide victim notification system.
    17    § 3. Section 446 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 526 of
    18  the laws of 2013, and the closing paragraph as added by chapter  480  of
    19  the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
    20    §  446.  Order  of  protection.  1.  The  court  may  make an order of
    21  protection in assistance or as a condition of any other order made under
    22  this part.  The order of protection may set forth reasonable  conditions
    23  of  behavior  to  be  observed for a specified time by the petitioner or
    24  respondent or both. No order of  protection  may  direct  any  party  to
    25  observe  conditions of behavior unless the party requesting the order of
    26  protection has served and filed a petition or counter-claim  in  accord-

    27  ance  with  section  one hundred fifty-four-b of this act. Such an order
    28  may require the petitioner or the respondent:
    29    (a) to stay away from the home, school, business or place  of  employ-
    30  ment  of  any  other  party,  the  other spouse, the other parent or the
    31  child, and to stay away from any other specific location  designated  by
    32  the court;
    33    (b)  to permit a parent, or a person entitled to visitation by a court
    34  order or a separation agreement, to visit the child at stated periods;
    35    (c) to refrain from committing a family offense, as defined in  subdi-
    36  vision  one of section eight hundred twelve of this act, or any criminal
    37  offense against the child or against the other  parent  or  against  any
    38  person  to  whom  custody  of  the  child is awarded, or from harassing,
    39  intimidating or threatening such persons;

    40    (d) to permit a designated party to enter the residence during a spec-
    41  ified period of time in order to remove personal belongings not in issue
    42  in this proceeding or in any other proceeding or action under  this  act
    43  or the domestic relations law;
    44    (e)  to  refrain  from  acts  of commission or omission that create an
    45  unreasonable risk to the health, safety or welfare of a child;
    46    (f) to participate in an educational program  and  to  pay  the  costs
    47  thereof  if  the  person  has  the means to do so, provided however that
    48  nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require payment of the costs
    49  of any such program by the state or any political subdivision thereof;
    50    (g) to provide, either directly or by  means  of  medical  and  health
    51  insurance,  for expenses incurred for medical care and treatment arising
    52  from the incident or incidents forming the basis for the issuance of the

    53  order;
    54    (h) [1.] (1) to refrain from intentionally injuring or killing,  with-
    55  out  justification,  any  companion  animal  the  respondent knows to be

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     1  owned, possessed, leased, kept or held by the person  protected  by  the
     2  order or a minor child residing in such person's household.
     3    [2.]  (2)  "Companion animal", as used in this section, shall have the
     4  same meaning as in subdivision five of section three  hundred  fifty  of
     5  the agriculture and markets law;
     6    (i)  [1.] (1) to promptly return specified identification documents to
     7  the protected party, in whose favor the order of protection or temporary
     8  order of protection is issued; provided, however, that such  order  may:

     9  (A)  include  any appropriate provision designed to ensure that any such
    10  document is available for use as evidence in this proceeding, and avail-
    11  able if necessary for legitimate use by  the  party  against  whom  such
    12  order  is  issued; and (B) specify the manner in which such return shall
    13  be accomplished.
    14    [2.] (2) For purposes of this subdivision,  "identification  document"
    15  shall  mean  any  of  the  following: (A) exclusively in the name of the
    16  protected party: birth  certificate,  passport,  social  security  card,
    17  health  insurance  or  other  benefits  card, a card or document used to
    18  access bank, credit or other financial accounts or records, tax returns,
    19  any driver's license, and immigration documents including but not limit-
    20  ed to a United States permanent resident card  and  employment  authori-

    21  zation document; and (B) upon motion and after notice and an opportunity
    22  to  be  heard,  any  of  the following, including those that may reflect
    23  joint use or ownership, that the court determines are necessary and  are
    24  appropriately  transferred  to the protected party: any card or document
    25  used to access bank, credit or other financial accounts or records,  tax
    26  returns, and any other identifying cards and documents; and
    27    (j)  to  observe such other conditions as are necessary to further the
    28  purposes of protection.
    29    2. The court may also award custody of the child, during the  term  of
    30  the  order of protection to either parent, or to an appropriate relative
    31  within the second degree. Nothing in this section gives the court  power
    32  to  place  or board out any child or to commit a child to an institution

    33  or agency. In making orders of protection, the court shall so act as  to
    34  insure  that in the care, protection, discipline and guardianship of the
    35  child his religious faith shall be preserved and protected.
    36    3. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, an order  of  protection,
    37  or  temporary  order  of  protection  where  applicable,  may be entered
    38  against a former spouse and persons who have a child in common,  regard-
    39  less of whether such persons have been married or have lived together at
    40  any time, or against a member of the same family or household as defined
    41  in subdivision one of section eight hundred twelve of this act.
    42    4.  In  addition  to  the foregoing provisions, the court may issue an
    43  order, pursuant to section two hundred twenty-seven-c of the real  prop-
    44  erty  law,  authorizing  the  party  for  whose  benefit  any  order  of

    45  protection has been issued to terminate  a  lease  or  rental  agreement
    46  pursuant to section two hundred twenty-seven-c of the real property law.
    47    5.  In any proceeding pursuant to this article, a court shall not deny
    48  an order of protection, or dismiss an application  for  such  an  order,
    49  solely  on  the basis that the acts or events alleged are not relatively
    50  contemporaneous with the date of the application or  the  conclusion  of
    51  the action. The duration of any temporary order shall not by itself be a
    52  factor in determining the length or issuance of any final order.
    53    6.  The  protected  party  in  whose  favor the order of protection or
    54  temporary order of protection is issued may not be held  to  violate  an
    55  order  issued  in  his  or  her  favor  nor  may such protected party be
    56  arrested for violating such order.


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     1    7.  The clerk of the court shall be responsible for providing informa-
     2  tion to individuals  petitioning  for  ex  parte  orders  of  protection
     3  regarding  notification  of  service  of  an  order  of protection. Such
     4  notification to the petitioner is required if the petitioner has  regis-
     5  tered a telephone number with the state victim notification system.  The
     6  petitioner  shall  be informed of his or her option to receive notifica-
     7  tion of service of an ex parte order of protection  or  summons  on  the
     8  respondent  by  the court clerk and shall be provided information on how
     9  to receive notification of service of ex parte orders of  protection  or
    10  summons  to court. The local law enforcement agency or any other govern-

    11  ment agency responsible for serving ex parte  orders  of  protection  or
    12  summons to court shall record the service of orders of protection on the
    13  computerized  registry established pursuant to section two hundred twen-
    14  ty-one-a of the executive law at  the  time  when  service  occurs.  The
    15  provisions  of  this  subdivision shall only apply to those court clerks
    16  able to access a statewide victim notification system.
    17    § 4. Section 551 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 526 of
    18  the laws of 2013, and the closing paragraph as added by chapter  480  of
    19  the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
    20    §  551.  Order  of  protection.  1.  The  court  may  make an order of
    21  protection in assistance or as a condition of any other order made under

    22  this article.  The order of protection may set forth  reasonable  condi-
    23  tions  of behavior to be observed for a specified time by the petitioner
    24  or respondent or both. No order of protection may direct  any  party  to
    25  observe  conditions of behavior unless the party requesting the order of
    26  protection has served and filed a petition or counter-claim  in  accord-
    27  ance  with  section  one hundred fifty-four-b of this act. Such an order
    28  may require the petitioner or the respondent:
    29    (a) to stay away from the home, school, business or place  of  employ-
    30  ment  of  any  other  party, the other parent, or the child, and to stay
    31  away from any other specific location designated by the court;
    32    (b) to permit a parent, or a person entitled to visitation by a  court
    33  order or a separation agreement to visit the child at stated periods;

    34    (c)  to refrain from committing a family offense, as defined in subdi-
    35  vision one of section eight hundred twelve of this act, or any  criminal
    36  offense  against  the  child  or against the other parent or against any
    37  person to whom custody of the  child  is  awarded,  or  from  harassing,
    38  intimidating or threatening such persons;
    39    (d) to permit a designated party to enter the residence during a spec-
    40  ified period of time in order to remove personal belongings not in issue
    41  in  this  proceeding or in any other proceeding or action under this act
    42  or the domestic relations law;
    43    (e) to refrain from acts of commission  or  omission  that  create  an
    44  unreasonable risk to the health, safety or welfare of a child;
    45    (f)  to  participate  in  an  educational program and to pay the costs
    46  thereof if the person has the means to do so,  provided,  however,  that

    47  nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require payment of the costs
    48  of any such program by the state or any political subdivision thereof;
    49    (g)  to  provide,  either  directly  or by means of medical and health
    50  insurance, for expenses incurred for medical care and treatment  arising
    51  from the incident or incidents forming the basis for the issuance of the
    52  order;
    53    (h)  to  pay the reasonable counsel fees and disbursements involved in
    54  obtaining or enforcing the order of the person who is protected by  such
    55  order  if  such  order is issued or enforced, whether or not an order of
    56  filiation is made;

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     1    (i) [1.] (1) to refrain from intentionally injuring or killing,  with-
     2  out  justification,  any  companion  animal  the  respondent knows to be

     3  owned, possessed, leased, kept or held by the person  protected  by  the
     4  order or a minor child residing in such person's household.
     5    [2.]  (2)  "Companion animal", as used in this section, shall have the
     6  same meaning as in subdivision five of section three  hundred  fifty  of
     7  the agriculture and markets law;
     8    (j)  [1.] (1) to promptly return specified identification documents to
     9  the protected party, in whose favor the order of protection or temporary
    10  order of protection is issued; provided, however, that such  order  may:
    11  (A)  include  any appropriate provision designed to ensure that any such
    12  document is available for use as evidence in this proceeding, and avail-
    13  able if necessary for legitimate use by  the  party  against  whom  such
    14  order  is  issued; and (B) specify the manner in which such return shall
    15  be accomplished.

    16    [2.] (2) For purposes of this subdivision,  "identification  document"
    17  shall  mean  any  of  the  following: (A) exclusively in the name of the
    18  protected party: birth  certificate,  passport,  social  security  card,
    19  health  insurance  or  other  benefits  card, a card or document used to
    20  access bank, credit or other financial accounts or records, tax returns,
    21  any driver's license, and immigration documents including but not limit-
    22  ed to a United States permanent resident card  and  employment  authori-
    23  zation document; and (B) upon motion and after notice and an opportunity
    24  to  be  heard,  any  of  the following, including those that may reflect
    25  joint use or ownership, that the court determines are necessary and  are
    26  appropriately  transferred  to the protected party: any card or document
    27  used to access bank, credit or other financial accounts or records,  tax

    28  returns, and any other identifying cards and documents; and
    29    (k)  to  observe such other conditions as are necessary to further the
    30  purposes of protection.
    31    2. The court may also award custody of the child, during the  term  of
    32  the  order of protection to either parent, or to an appropriate relative
    33  within the second degree. Nothing in this section gives the court  power
    34  to  place  or board out any child or to commit a child to an institution
    35  or agency. In making orders of protection, the court shall so act as  to
    36  insure  that in the care, protection, discipline and guardianship of the
    37  child his religious faith shall be preserved and protected.
    38    3. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, an order  of  protection,
    39  or  temporary  order  of  protection  where  applicable,  may be entered

    40  against a former spouse and persons who have a child in common,  regard-
    41  less of whether such persons have been married or have lived together at
    42  any time, or against a member of the same family or household as defined
    43  in subdivision one of section eight hundred twelve of this act.
    44    4.  In any proceeding pursuant to this article, a court shall not deny
    45  an order of protection, or dismiss an application  for  such  an  order,
    46  solely  on  the basis that the acts or events alleged are not relatively
    47  contemporaneous with the date of the application or  the  conclusion  of
    48  the action. The duration of any temporary order shall not by itself be a
    49  factor in determining the length or issuance of any final order.
    50    5.  The  protected  party  in  whose  favor the order of protection or
    51  temporary order of protection is issued may not be held  to  violate  an

    52  order  issued  in  his  or  her  favor  nor  may such protected party be
    53  arrested for violating such order.
    54    6.  The clerk of the court shall be responsible for providing informa-
    55  tion to individuals  petitioning  for  ex  parte  orders  of  protection
    56  regarding  notification  of  service  of  an  order  of protection. Such

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     1  notification to the petitioner is required if the petitioner has  regis-
     2  tered a telephone number with the state victim notification system.  The
     3  petitioner  shall  be informed of his or her option to receive notifica-
     4  tion  of  service  of  an ex parte order of protection or summons on the
     5  respondent by the court clerk and shall be provided information  on  how

     6  to  receive  notification of service of ex parte orders of protection or
     7  summons to court. The local law enforcement agency or any other  govern-
     8  ment  agency  responsible  for  serving ex parte orders of protection or
     9  summons to court shall record the service of orders of protection on the
    10  computerized registry established pursuant to section two hundred  twen-
    11  ty-one-a  of  the  executive  law  at  the time when service occurs. The
    12  provisions of this subdivision shall only apply to  those  court  clerks
    13  able to access a statewide victim notification system.
    14    § 5. Section 656 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 526 of
    15  the  laws  of 2013, and the closing paragraph as added by chapter 480 of
    16  the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:

    17    § 656. Order of  protection.  1.  The  court  may  make  an  order  of
    18  protection  and an order of probation in assistance or as a condition of
    19  any other order made under this part. The order of  protection  may  set
    20  forth  reasonable  conditions  of behavior to be observed for a specific
    21  time by any petitioner or any respondent, and shall specify if an  order
    22  of  probation  is in effect. No order of protection may direct any party
    23  to observe conditions of behavior unless the party requesting the  order
    24  of  protection  has  served  and  filed  a  petition or counter-claim in
    25  accordance with section one hundred fifty-four-b of this  act.  Such  an
    26  order may require the petitioner or the respondent:
    27    (a)  to  stay away from the home, school, business or place of employ-
    28  ment of any other party, the other spouse or parent, or the  child,  and

    29  to stay away from any other specific location designated by the court;
    30    (b)  to permit a parent, or a person entitled to visitation by a court
    31  order or a separation agreement, to visit the child at stated periods;
    32    (c) to refrain from committing a family offense, as defined in  subdi-
    33  vision  one of section eight hundred twelve of this act, or any criminal
    34  offense against the child or against the other  parent  or  against  any
    35  person  to  whom  custody  of  the  child is awarded, or from harassing,
    36  intimidating or threatening such persons;
    37    (d) to permit a designated party to enter the residence during a spec-
    38  ified period of time in order to remove personal belongings not in issue
    39  in this proceeding or in any other proceeding or action under  this  act
    40  or the domestic relations law;
    41    (e)  to  refrain  from  acts  of commission or omission that create an

    42  unreasonable risk to the health, safety or welfare of a child;
    43    (f) to participate in an educational program  and  to  pay  the  costs
    44  thereof  if  the  person  has  the means to do so, provided however that
    45  nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require payment of the costs
    46  of any such program by the state or any political subdivision thereof;
    47    (g) to provide, either directly or by  means  of  medical  and  health
    48  insurance,  for expenses incurred for medical care and treatment arising
    49  from the incident or incidents forming the basis for the issuance of the
    50  order;
    51    (h) to pay the reasonable counsel fees and disbursements  involved  in
    52  obtaining  or enforcing the order of the person who is protected by such
    53  order if such order is issued or enforced;
    54    (i) [1.] (1) to refrain from intentionally injuring or killing,  with-

    55  out  justification,  any  companion  animal  the  respondent knows to be

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     1  owned, possessed, leased, kept or held by  the  petitioner  or  a  minor
     2  child residing in the household.
     3    [2.]  (2)  "Companion animal", as used in this section, shall have the
     4  same meaning as in subdivision five of section three  hundred  fifty  of
     5  the agriculture and markets law;
     6    (j)  [1.] (1) to promptly return specified identification documents to
     7  the protected party, in whose favor the order of protection or temporary
     8  order of protection is issued; provided, however, that such  order  may:
     9  (A)  include  any appropriate provision designed to ensure that any such
    10  document is available for use as evidence in this proceeding, and avail-

    11  able if necessary for legitimate use by  the  party  against  whom  such
    12  order  is  issued; and (B) specify the manner in which such return shall
    13  be accomplished.
    14    [2.] (2) For purposes of this subdivision,  "identification  document"
    15  shall  mean  any  of  the  following: (A) exclusively in the name of the
    16  protected party: birth  certificate,  passport,  social  security  card,
    17  health  insurance  or  other  benefits  card, a card or document used to
    18  access bank, credit or other financial accounts or records, tax returns,
    19  any driver's license, and immigration documents including but not limit-
    20  ed to a United States permanent resident card  and  employment  authori-
    21  zation document; and (B) upon motion and after notice and an opportunity
    22  to  be  heard,  any  of  the following, including those that may reflect

    23  joint use or ownership, that the court determines are necessary and  are
    24  appropriately  transferred  to the protected party: any card or document
    25  used to access bank, credit or other financial accounts or records,  tax
    26  returns, and any other identifying cards and documents; and
    27    (k)  to  observe such other conditions as are necessary to further the
    28  purposes of protection.
    29    2. The court shall not require anyone seeking an order  of  protection
    30  under  this  section  to  first  request  that child protective services
    31  investigate the allegations or to first request  permission  to  file  a
    32  petition under article ten of this act.
    33    3.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing provisions, an order of protection,
    34  or temporary order  of  protection  where  applicable,  may  be  entered
    35  against  a former spouse and persons who have a child in common, regard-

    36  less of whether such persons have been married or have lived together at
    37  any time, or against a member of the same family or household as defined
    38  in subdivision one of section eight hundred twelve of this act.
    39    4. In addition to the foregoing provisions, the  court  may  issue  an
    40  order,  pursuant to section two hundred twenty-seven-c of the real prop-
    41  erty  law,  authorizing  the  party  for  whose  benefit  any  order  of
    42  protection  has  been  issued  to  terminate a lease or rental agreement
    43  pursuant to section two hundred twenty-seven-c of the real property law.
    44    5. In any proceeding pursuant to this article, a court shall not  deny
    45  an  order  of  protection,  or dismiss an application for such an order,
    46  solely on the basis that the acts or events alleged are  not  relatively
    47  contemporaneous  with  the  date of the application or the conclusion of

    48  the action. The duration of any temporary order shall not by itself be a
    49  factor in determining the length or issuance of any final order.
    50    6. The protected party in whose  favor  the  order  of  protection  or
    51  temporary  order  of  protection is issued may not be held to violate an
    52  order issued in his or  her  favor  nor  may  such  protected  party  be
    53  arrested for violating such order.
    54    7.  The clerk of the court shall be responsible for providing informa-
    55  tion to individuals  petitioning  for  ex  parte  orders  of  protection
    56  regarding  notification  of  service  of  an  order  of protection. Such

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     1  notification to the petitioner is required if the petitioner has  regis-

     2  tered a telephone number with the state victim notification system.  The
     3  petitioner  shall  be informed of his or her option to receive notifica-
     4  tion  of  service  of  an ex parte order of protection or summons on the
     5  respondent by the court clerk and shall be provided information  on  how
     6  to  receive  notification of service of ex parte orders of protection or
     7  summons to court. The local law enforcement agency or any other  govern-
     8  ment  agency  responsible  for  serving ex parte orders of protection or
     9  summons to court shall record the service of orders of protection on the
    10  computerized registry established pursuant to section two hundred  twen-
    11  ty-one-a  of  the  executive  law  at  the time when service occurs. The

    12  provisions of this subdivision shall only apply to  those  court  clerks
    13  able to access a statewide victim notification system.
    14    § 6. Section 842 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 526 of
    15  the  laws  of 2013, and the closing paragraph as added by chapter 480 of
    16  the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
    17    § 842. Order of protection. 1. An order of  protection  under  section
    18  eight  hundred  forty-one of this part shall set forth reasonable condi-
    19  tions of behavior to be observed for a period not in excess of two years
    20  by the petitioner or respondent or for a period not in  excess  of  five
    21  years  upon (i) a finding by the court on the record of the existence of
    22  aggravating circumstances as defined in paragraph (vii)  of  subdivision
    23  (a)  of  section  eight  hundred twenty-seven of this article; or (ii) a

    24  finding by the court on the record that the conduct alleged in the peti-
    25  tion is in violation of a valid order  of  protection.  Any  finding  of
    26  aggravating  circumstances  pursuant  to this section shall be stated on
    27  the record and upon the order of protection. The court  may  also,  upon
    28  motion,  extend  the order of protection for a reasonable period of time
    29  upon a showing of good cause or consent of the parties.  The  fact  that
    30  abuse  has  not  occurred  during the pendency of an order shall not, in
    31  itself, constitute sufficient ground for denying or  failing  to  extend
    32  the  order.  The  court  must articulate a basis for its decision on the
    33  record. The duration of any temporary order shall not  by  itself  be  a
    34  factor  in  determining  the  length or issuance of any final order. Any
    35  order of protection issued pursuant to this section shall specify if  an

    36  order of probation is in effect. Any order of protection issued pursuant
    37  to this section may require the petitioner or the respondent:
    38    (a)  to  stay away from the home, school, business or place of employ-
    39  ment of any other party, the other spouse,  the  other  parent,  or  the
    40  child,  and  to stay away from any other specific location designated by
    41  the court, provided that the court shall make a determination, and shall
    42  state such determination in a written decision or on the record, whether
    43  to impose a condition pursuant to this  subdivision,  provided  further,
    44  however,  that failure to make such a determination shall not affect the
    45  validity of such order of protection. In making such determination,  the
    46  court  shall  consider,  but  shall  not be limited to consideration of,
    47  whether the order of protection is likely to achieve its purpose in  the

    48  absence  of  such  a  condition,  conduct  subject  to  prior  orders of
    49  protection, prior incidents of abuse, extent of past or present  injury,
    50  threats, drug or alcohol abuse, and access to weapons;
    51    (b)  to permit a parent, or a person entitled to visitation by a court
    52  order or a separation agreement, to visit the child at stated periods;
    53    (c) to refrain from committing a family offense, as defined in  subdi-
    54  vision  one of section eight hundred twelve of this act, or any criminal
    55  offense against the child or against the other  parent  or  against  any

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     1  person  to  whom  custody  of  the  child is awarded, or from harassing,
     2  intimidating or threatening such persons;
     3    (d) to permit a designated party to enter the residence during a spec-

     4  ified period of time in order to remove personal belongings not in issue
     5  in  this  proceeding or in any other proceeding or action under this act
     6  or the domestic relations law;
     7    (e) to refrain from acts of commission  or  omission  that  create  an
     8  unreasonable risk to the health, safety or welfare of a child;
     9    (f)  to  pay the reasonable counsel fees and disbursements involved in
    10  obtaining or enforcing the order of the person who is protected by  such
    11  order if such order is issued or enforced;
    12    (g) to require the respondent to participate in a batterer's education
    13  program  designed to help end violent behavior, which may include refer-
    14  ral to drug and alcohol counselling, and to pay the costs thereof if the
    15  person has the means to do so, provided however that  nothing  contained
    16  herein  shall  be  deemed  to  require  payment of the costs of any such

    17  program by the petitioner, the state or any political subdivision there-
    18  of;
    19    (h) to provide, either directly or by  means  of  medical  and  health
    20  insurance,  for expenses incurred for medical care and treatment arising
    21  from the incident or incidents forming the basis for the issuance of the
    22  order;
    23    (i) [1.] (1) to refrain from intentionally injuring or killing,  with-
    24  out  justification,  any  companion  animal  the  respondent knows to be
    25  owned, possessed, leased, kept or held by  the  petitioner  or  a  minor
    26  child residing in the household.
    27    [2.]  (2)  "Companion animal", as used in this section, shall have the
    28  same meaning as in subdivision five of section three  hundred  fifty  of
    29  the agriculture and markets law;

    30    (j)  [1.] (1) to promptly return specified identification documents to
    31  the protected party, in whose favor the order of protection or temporary
    32  order of protection is issued; provided, however, that such  order  may:
    33  (A)  include  any appropriate provision designed to ensure that any such
    34  document is available for use as evidence in this proceeding, and avail-
    35  able if necessary for legitimate use by  the  party  against  whom  such
    36  order  is  issued; and (B) specify the manner in which such return shall
    37  be accomplished.
    38    [2.] (2) For purposes of this subdivision,  "identification  document"
    39  shall  mean  any  of  the  following: (A) exclusively in the name of the
    40  protected party: birth  certificate,  passport,  social  security  card,
    41  health  insurance  or  other  benefits  card, a card or document used to

    42  access bank, credit or other financial accounts or records, tax returns,
    43  any driver's license, and immigration documents including but not limit-
    44  ed to a United States permanent resident card  and  employment  authori-
    45  zation document; and (B) upon motion and after notice and an opportunity
    46  to  be  heard,  any  of  the following, including those that may reflect
    47  joint use or ownership, that the court determines are necessary and  are
    48  appropriately  transferred  to the protected party: any card or document
    49  used to access bank, credit or other financial accounts or records,  tax
    50  returns, and any other identifying cards and documents; and
    51    (k)  to  observe such other conditions as are necessary to further the
    52  purposes of protection.
    53    2. The court may also award custody of the child, during the  term  of

    54  the  order of protection to either parent, or to an appropriate relative
    55  within the second degree. Nothing in this section gives the court  power

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     1  to  place  or board out any child or to commit a child to an institution
     2  or agency.
     3    3.  Notwithstanding  the provisions of section eight hundred seventeen
     4  of this article, where a  temporary  order  of  child  support  has  not
     5  already  been  issued,  the  court may in addition to the issuance of an
     6  order of protection pursuant to this section, issue an order for  tempo-
     7  rary  child  support  in  an  amount sufficient to meet the needs of the
     8  child, without a showing of immediate or emergency need. The court shall
     9  make an order for temporary child support notwithstanding that  informa-

    10  tion with respect to income and assets of the respondent may be unavail-
    11  able.  Where  such information is available, the court may make an award
    12  for temporary child support pursuant to the formula set forth in  subdi-
    13  vision  one  of  section  four  hundred  thirteen of this act. Temporary
    14  orders of support issued pursuant to this article  shall  be  deemed  to
    15  have been issued pursuant to section four hundred thirteen of this act.
    16    4.  Upon  making an order for temporary child support pursuant to this
    17  subdivision, the court shall advise the petitioner of  the  availability
    18  of  child support enforcement services by the support collection unit of
    19  the local department of social services, to enforce the temporary  order
    20  and  to  assist  in  securing continued child support, and shall set the
    21  support matter down for further proceedings in accordance  with  article

    22  four of this act.
    23    5. Where the court determines that the respondent has employer-provid-
    24  ed  medical insurance, the court may further direct, as part of an order
    25  of temporary support under this  subdivision,  that  a  medical  support
    26  execution  be  issued  and  served  upon  the  respondent's  employer as
    27  provided for in section fifty-two hundred forty-one of the  civil  prac-
    28  tice law and rules.
    29    6.  In  any  proceeding  in  which an order of protection or temporary
    30  order of protection or a warrant has been issued under this section, the
    31  clerk of the court shall issue to the petitioner and respondent and  his
    32  counsel  and  to  any  other  person affected by the order a copy of the
    33  order of protection or temporary order of protection and ensure  that  a
    34  copy  of  the  order  of  protection or temporary order of protection be

    35  transmitted to the local correctional facility where the  individual  is
    36  or  will be detained, the state or local correctional facility where the
    37  individual is or will  be  imprisoned,  and  the  supervising  probation
    38  department  or  the  department of corrections and community supervision
    39  where the individual is under probation or parole supervision.
    40    7. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, an order  of  protection,
    41  or  temporary  order  of  protection  where  applicable,  may be entered
    42  against a former spouse and persons who have a child in common,  regard-
    43  less of whether such persons have been married or have lived together at
    44  any time, or against a member of the same family or household as defined
    45  in subdivision one of section eight hundred twelve of this article.
    46    8.  In  addition  to  the foregoing provisions, the court may issue an

    47  order, pursuant to section two hundred twenty-seven-c of the real  prop-
    48  erty  law,  authorizing  the  party  for  whose  benefit  any  order  of
    49  protection has been issued to terminate  a  lease  or  rental  agreement
    50  pursuant to section two hundred twenty-seven-c of the real property law.
    51    9.  The  protected  party  in  whose  favor the order of protection or
    52  temporary order of protection is issued may not be held  to  violate  an
    53  order  issued  in  his  or  her  favor  nor  may such protected party be
    54  arrested for violating such order.
    55    10.  The clerk of the court shall be responsible for providing  infor-
    56  mation  to  individuals  petitioning  for  ex parte orders of protection

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     1  regarding notification of  service  of  an  order  of  protection.  Such

     2  notification  to the petitioner is required if the petitioner has regis-
     3  tered a telephone number with the state victim notification system.  The
     4  petitioner  shall  be informed of his or her option to receive notifica-
     5  tion of service of an ex parte order of protection  or  summons  on  the
     6  respondent  by  the court clerk and shall be provided information on how
     7  to receive notification of service of ex parte orders of  protection  or
     8  summons  to court. The local law enforcement agency or any other govern-
     9  ment agency responsible for serving ex parte  orders  of  protection  or
    10  summons to court shall record the service of orders of protection on the
    11  computerized  registry established pursuant to section two hundred twen-

    12  ty-one-a of the executive law at  the  time  when  service  occurs.  The
    13  provisions  of  this  subdivision shall only apply to those court clerks
    14  able to access a statewide victim notification system.
    15    § 7. This act shall take effect immediately.
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